The Ledbury Big Breakfast is only a week away – latest news

Llandinabo Farm Shop James Bodenham & Bill the Bell with winning sausages P1000685.640x480 90pcLedbury and district food shops, cafes, hotels and pubs are getting ready for the Ledbury Big Breakfast.

Visit Llandinabo Farm Shop, Homend or Caffè No 21, High Street to pick up an entry form for their competition to design a new breakfast sausage.  Entries need to be in before 25th January.  The new sausage will made in time to be available to buy to take home at Llandinabo, or savour at Caffè No 21 during the Big Breakfast. Continue reading “The Ledbury Big Breakfast is only a week away – latest news”

Ledbury pulls out the stops for the Ledbury Big Breakfast

French Toast at the Market House Cafe 2016
French Toast at the Market House Cafe 2016

Ledbury again celebrates our wonderful local food with the 5th Ledbury Big Breakfast taking place on Friday 27th, Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th January.  20 local venues in and around Ledbury will be taking part on one or more days in this event organised by Ledbury Food Group.

This year we welcome for the first time the Seven Stars, Eastnor Vintage Tearoom, Ceci Paolo and the Homend Bakery Tearoom. Continue reading “Ledbury pulls out the stops for the Ledbury Big Breakfast”

The 5th Ledbury Big Breakfast is coming – 27th, 28th, and 29th January 2017

Breakfast Strata at the Market House Cafe
Market House Cafe 2016

Join us to celebrate this now traditional and popular event in the Ledbury calendar over the last weekend of January 2017.

Food shops, butchers, cafes, and hotels in and around Ledbury will be offering all kinds of food to celebrate that most important of meals – breakfast, and what we at the Ledbury Food Group consider important – good locally produced food and drink. Continue reading “The 5th Ledbury Big Breakfast is coming – 27th, 28th, and 29th January 2017”

Big Apple Harvestime celebrations 8th and 9th October 2016 in and around Much Marcle

BigAppleLogoThis year’s celebration of English apples, orchards and cider will be based on eight venues in and around Much Marcle.  For an afternoon, a day or a full weekend – the Big Apple is a special opportunity to enjoy the autumn countryside on the Marcle Ridge.  Laurie Lee first described cider as ‘Golden Fire’ and cidermaking will be in full swing for our local producers, each with their own style, scale and method of production. There will be plenty of opportunities to see cider fruit and perry pears being grown, milled and pressed in different orchard settings, at Woodredding, Avenue Cottage, Westons, Gregg’s Pit and even a travelling horse-drawn press which will be making a visit to Awnells Farm.  Continue reading “Big Apple Harvestime celebrations 8th and 9th October 2016 in and around Much Marcle”

Cider News

A new future for Ledbury’s Cider Shop, Rural Media’s “Golden Fire” film and app, plus Big Apple Harvestime.

New future for Ledbury’s Cider Shop

threecountiescidershopLedbury’s Three Counties Cider Shop is now being run by the Cider Core, a partnership of four local cider producers – Wilce’s, Gregg’s Pit, Once Upon a Tree and Oliver’s.

The team are organising regular monthly cider tastings featuring the products of the partners between 11am and 2pm on the first Saturday of every month as follows: Continue reading “Cider News”

Nestfest – food and drink fair – Saturday 20th August

TheNest-chickenOur friends The Nest at Little Verzons Farm near Ledbury are again putting on their own food and drink fair, with many local producers joining the event.

On offer will be fresh local fruit, cheese, granolas, preserves, chutneys, fudge, sauces and, of course, scotch eggs.  Local beer and cider producers will tempt you with their special brews, and there will be plenty of local food on offer for those who are looking for a brunch, lunch or bite to eat.  Plus you can book with the Nest in advance for an Indian Cookery workshop. Continue reading “Nestfest – food and drink fair – Saturday 20th August”

Thanks to all who made this year’s Ledbury Celebration a success

LFG Led Celeb 2016 Matt Slocombe pours a cider DSC01470We hope that those of you who joined us at the Ledbury Celebration, Ledbury’s very own festival of food and drink with added music and poetry, had a good time and enjoyed the event – thank you for coming.

Please let us know if there are any ways we could do better next year by emailing ask@ledburyfoodgroup.org.

Pictures of the event are shown below. Continue reading “Thanks to all who made this year’s Ledbury Celebration a success”